Rather than presenting a conventional chronology of Russian literature, Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction explores the place and importance in Russian culture of all types of literature. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the Russians regarded their literary language? The book uses the figure of Pushkin--'the Russian Shakespeare'--as a recurring example, as his work influenced every Russian writer who came after him, whether they wrote prose or verse. It furthermore examines why Russian writers are venerated, how they've been interpreted inside Russia and beyond, and the influences of the folk tale tradition, orthodox religion, and the West.-publisher description.Weiterlesen…

Testament --
'I have raised myself a monument' : writer memorials and cults --
'Tidings of me will go out over all great Rus' : Pushkin and the Russian literary canon --
'I shall be famous as long as another poet lives' : writers' responses to Pushkin --
'Awakening noble feelings with my lyre' : writers as 'masters of minds' --
'And don't dispute with fools' " men, women, and society --
'Every tribe and every tongue will name me' : Russian literature and 'primitive culture' --
'O muse, be obedient to the command of God' : the spiritual and material worlds.

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Explores the place and importance of literature in Russian culture. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the Russians regarded their literary language? This book uses the figure of Pushkin, 'the Russian Shakespeare', as an example.Weiterlesen…

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It is written in a lively and stimulating manner...and displays a range to which few of Dr. Kelly's peers in the field of Russian scholarship are equal.' Dr Philip Cavendish This is a brilliant essay, written with elegance, informed, incisive, provocative...[Dr Kelly] is in the forefront of scholars of Russian literature...she will make her readers engage with a wide variety of authors and texts. Professor Anthony Cross, head of Slavonic Studies Department, Cambridge University It seems to me brilliant and original, taking an unexpected approach to the subject, and it is written with great confidence and clarity. Professor Peter France, University of EdinburghWeiterlesen…

"Rather than presenting a conventional chronology of Russian literature, Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction explores the place and importance in Russian culture of all types of literature. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the Russians regarded their literary language? The book uses the figure of Pushkin--'the Russian Shakespeare'--as a recurring example, as his work influenced every Russian writer who came after him, whether they wrote prose or verse. It furthermore examines why Russian writers are venerated, how they've been interpreted inside Russia and beyond, and the influences of the folk tale tradition, orthodox religion, and the West.-publisher description."@en

"Testament -- 'I have raised myself a monument' : writer memorials and cults -- 'Tidings of me will go out over all great Rus' : Pushkin and the Russian literary canon -- 'I shall be famous as long as another poet lives' : writers' responses to Pushkin -- 'Awakening noble feelings with my lyre' : writers as 'masters of minds' -- 'And don't dispute with fools' " men, women, and society -- 'Every tribe and every tongue will name me' : Russian literature and 'primitive culture' -- 'O muse, be obedient to the command of God' : the spiritual and material worlds."@en